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our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. . >> rose: tom donilon is here, he is the president's national security advisor. part of his job is to prepare and deliver the presidential daily brief on national security. joe biden has called him the most important person in the mix this week in the vice president spoke about foreign policy challenges at the munish security conference. >> we have made it clear at the outset that we would not-- we would be prepared to me bilaterally with the irani leadership. we would not make it a secret that we were doing that. we would let our partners know if that occasion presented itself. that offer stands. nearly all of our partners and allies are convinced that president assad is a tyrant, hell-bent on clinging to power, is no longer fit to lead the syrian people and he must go. >> as well as syria and iran the united states faces new challenges from islammix extremism in african, yet it is not clear they are ready to stand on their own by 2014 when u.s. troops are scheduled to withdraw. and great power politics are on the a lend-- agenda again
our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. . >> rose: tom donilon is here, he is the president's national security advisor. part of his job is to prepare and deliver the presidential daily brief on national security. joe biden has called him the most important person in the mix this week in the vice president spoke about foreign policy challenges at the munish security conference. >> we have made it clear at the outset that we would not-- we would be prepared to me...
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we caught up with them at boston's symphony hall, part of the city's celebrity series, at the beginning of just their second-ever visit to the u.s. backstage, musicians aged 15 to 36 warmed up and chatted in a variety of languages. >> no, no, no! >> brown: at rehearsal, barenboim was a tough taskmaster... >> you see how much more space you haveor a crescendo? please don't play mechanically. >> brown: ...cajoling his young musicians. >> you're just playing comfortably without any idea of thought. ya-ba-ba-ba. what is that? >> brown: i watched the rehearsal, and you were pretty tough on them at various points. you kept saying, "you're playing too comfortably." what does that mean? >> it means that to make music, to express music, you cannot adopt the line of least resistance. you have to adopt the line of most resistance. music is not politically correct. music demands total concentration and the perfect, perfect matrimony between thought, feeling, and gut. >> brown: so how? >> and people who think it's easy should choose another profession. >> brown: uncompromising in his music, barenboi
we caught up with them at boston's symphony hall, part of the city's celebrity series, at the beginning of just their second-ever visit to the u.s. backstage, musicians aged 15 to 36 warmed up and chatted in a variety of languages. >> no, no, no! >> brown: at rehearsal, barenboim was a tough taskmaster... >> you see how much more space you haveor a crescendo? please don't play mechanically. >> brown: ...cajoling his young musicians. >> you're just playing...
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same area he grew up in the living and dying timber city, and your doctor returns home. arguing the federal government is consolidating legislative power and that individual states must protect the citizenry from constitutional violations. in 1953, a leading feminist published the feminine mystique, but that was central to the second wave of feminism and the u.s. releasing a 50th anniversary edition with a foreword by new york times columnist and then afterward by novelist and former columnist and equipment. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on book tv and don c-span.org -- booktv.org. >> a correspondent with the washington post and the author of the rise of mark of rubio. what is the appeal? a lot of people else other republican party are watching engaging to get a sense of whether a latino politicians can broaden the base outside of his own community. his -- >> is he running for president? >> well, who is and what they elected to the senate he is clearly an ambitious person and has risen quickly . he has e
same area he grew up in the living and dying timber city, and your doctor returns home. arguing the federal government is consolidating legislative power and that individual states must protect the citizenry from constitutional violations. in 1953, a leading feminist published the feminine mystique, but that was central to the second wave of feminism and the u.s. releasing a 50th anniversary edition with a foreword by new york times columnist and then afterward by novelist and former columnist...
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city of baltimore still planning the party, a very serious football battle is being waged off the gridiron. in fact, the very fate of america's favorite sport hangs in the balance with attorneys and doctors piling on to the nfl over head injuries. chronic brain condition of cte is beginning to make the way in to the public conscious. it's the clearest evidence of brain damage linked to depression, memory loss, early dementia and even death. but the lawsuits don't fault the league, necessarily, for a lack of issue on the issue. the nfl accused of researching the long-term effects of concussions but then covering up the results to protect its bottom line. that's a claim the league vehemently denied. could the legal challenges change the game forever and necessarily a bad thing? bloomberg businessweek's latest cover story is "crunch time." it's on news stands right now and paul bar vet the author and assisting managing editor. welcome. >> thanks. >> you write in here that the very future of football is at stake here and i'll quote you. you say if science one day determines that merely playing
city of baltimore still planning the party, a very serious football battle is being waged off the gridiron. in fact, the very fate of america's favorite sport hangs in the balance with attorneys and doctors piling on to the nfl over head injuries. chronic brain condition of cte is beginning to make the way in to the public conscious. it's the clearest evidence of brain damage linked to depression, memory loss, early dementia and even death. but the lawsuits don't fault the league, necessarily,...
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so there you have the literary arts, the performing arts, the educational value and the city cultural outreach all in one volume. form an allegiance to it. if you don't like what they carry, tell them. a lot of what we order comes from suggestions from our customers. i wish you had this book, i wish you had that book. and we'll get it for them. and very often we'll get another copy for the store, and very often that will sell brick quickly. so go to your local store whatever you're trying to buy. see what they have, talk to the people. these are your maybe the neighbors. -- these are your neighbors. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to santa fe, new mexico, go to c-span.org/localcontent. >>> and now, general stanley mcchrystal discusses his memoir, "my share of the task." in the book the former commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan recounts the major turning points in his 34-year military career which ended in 2010. this is about an hour. [applause] >> well, thank you very much. thanks for coming out. i think this is a wonderful opportunity. the gentleman sitting next
so there you have the literary arts, the performing arts, the educational value and the city cultural outreach all in one volume. form an allegiance to it. if you don't like what they carry, tell them. a lot of what we order comes from suggestions from our customers. i wish you had this book, i wish you had that book. and we'll get it for them. and very often we'll get another copy for the store, and very often that will sell brick quickly. so go to your local store whatever you're trying to...
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they've been trained for the jobs that are there. now at schools like p-tech in brooklyn, a collaboration between new york public schools and city university of new york and i.b.m., students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate's degree in computers or engineering. we need to give every american student opportunities like this. and four years ago... ( applause ) four years ago we started race to the top, the competition that convinced almost every state to develop smarter curricula and higher standards. all for about 1% of what we have spent on education each year. tonight i'm announcing a new challenge: to redesign america's high schools so they better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy. and we'll reward schools that develop new partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math. the skills today's employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now and will be there in the future. now even with better high scho
they've been trained for the jobs that are there. now at schools like p-tech in brooklyn, a collaboration between new york public schools and city university of new york and i.b.m., students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate's degree in computers or engineering. we need to give every american student opportunities like this. and four years ago... ( applause ) four years ago we started race to the top, the competition that convinced almost every state to develop smarter...
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we caught up with them at boston's symphony hall, part of the city's celebrity series, at the beginning of just their second-ever visit to the u.s. backstage, musicians aged 15 to 36 warmed up and chatted in a variety of languages. >> no, no, no! >> brown: at rehearsal, barenboim was a tough taskmaster... >> you see how much more space you have for a crescendo? please don't play mechanically. >> brown: ...cajoling his young musicians. >> you're just playing comfortably without any idea of thought. ya-ba-ba-ba. what is that? >> brown: i watched the rehearsal, and you were pretty tough on them at various points. you kept saying, "you're playing too comfortably." what does that mean? >> it means that to make music, to express music, you cannot adopt the line of least resistance. you have to adopt the line of most resistance. music is not politically correct. music demands total concentration and the perfect, perfect matrimony between thought, feeling, and gut. >> brown: so how? >> and people who think it's easy should choose another profession. >> brown: uncompromising in his music, barenb
we caught up with them at boston's symphony hall, part of the city's celebrity series, at the beginning of just their second-ever visit to the u.s. backstage, musicians aged 15 to 36 warmed up and chatted in a variety of languages. >> no, no, no! >> brown: at rehearsal, barenboim was a tough taskmaster... >> you see how much more space you have for a crescendo? please don't play mechanically. >> brown: ...cajoling his young musicians. >> you're just playing...
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it was in chinese and it was placed by a reporter in the mainland who had gone to the city where he works. we needed him to confirm a couple things in order to make sure that we had the right guy. as dune pointed out he used some of the same infrastructure used for hacking. he registered a website for basically a mobile phone shop. he was making a little money on the side, and we needed him to confirm that that mobile phone shop was in fact his and that he has a relatively common last name and we needed to make sure he was the same guy who worked at the pla's cyber security institute which basically trains military operations in cyber wars. so the phone call was quite simple. we asked a couple of initial questions, are you the man who works at this university. he says yes. i'm not teaching classes today, i'm outside the city. do you own this mobile phone shop. he says yes. i no longer visit. that was some time ago. and then we begin to ask questions about the hacking activity and the other thing he does. and he quickly set the tone changes immediately he says that's not convenient to talk
it was in chinese and it was placed by a reporter in the mainland who had gone to the city where he works. we needed him to confirm a couple things in order to make sure that we had the right guy. as dune pointed out he used some of the same infrastructure used for hacking. he registered a website for basically a mobile phone shop. he was making a little money on the side, and we needed him to confirm that that mobile phone shop was in fact his and that he has a relatively common last name and...
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public health crisis in the city in the wake of rising gun violence. >> the people who come in after having been shot are some of the highest risk folks. these are people who have been shot, who may have been shot before, and really without some intervention, without some life- changing moment, the trajectory's either going to be jail or death. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and, as a magistrate grants oscar pistorius bail, we talk to charlayne hunter gault about how his arrest has focused attention on the unusually high rate of violence against women in south africa. >> domestic violence is shot through the entire society from the highest of the highed in socioeconomic terms to the lowest of the low. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing supp
public health crisis in the city in the wake of rising gun violence. >> the people who come in after having been shot are some of the highest risk folks. these are people who have been shot, who may have been shot before, and really without some intervention, without some life- changing moment, the trajectory's either going to be jail or death. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and, as a magistrate grants oscar pistorius bail, we...
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that crippled the city. still, as homelessness and aids soared in the '80s, his response was criticized. and the city was roiled by racial tensions amid the beating deaths of two black teenagers at the hands of white gangs. during the 1988 presidential campaign, koch ignited controversy saying jews "would be crazy" to vote for jesse jackson. but koch told the "macneil- lehrer newshour's" charlayne hunter gault jackson was provoking people. >> i've been the mayor here for 11 years. for ten years, prior to this particular period, we've had no difficulty in this city as it relates to civil disturbance. what he is in fact conjuring up is that the summer that he came here, there might be civil disturbance. that's what he's saying-- fire in the theatre. i don't think that's very nice of him to do. >> sreenivasan: koch left office in 1989 after losing the democratic primary to david dinkins. current new york mayor michael bloomberg reflected on koch's legacy today. >> and when we mourn his passing, ed really-- we a
that crippled the city. still, as homelessness and aids soared in the '80s, his response was criticized. and the city was roiled by racial tensions amid the beating deaths of two black teenagers at the hands of white gangs. during the 1988 presidential campaign, koch ignited controversy saying jews "would be crazy" to vote for jesse jackson. but koch told the "macneil- lehrer newshour's" charlayne hunter gault jackson was provoking people. >> i've been the mayor here...
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cities as one reason but part of the revaluation of agricultural markets is the conversation that's not taking place on probably one of the few that has mentioned this to you. what i can say well i think what they. call action purposes that president obama definitely has the least a good part of the latino community on the side proselyting not all i'll have to see how this actually impacts the u.s. economy watch to see how it plays out if they even introduce this program there's just so many question marks about this program devon penny a professor of ethnic studies at the university of washington thank you for joining us more closer call me again. if you thought the u.s. was susceptible to cyber attacks before get ready for this a new intelligence assessment by the government is beginning to reveal the magnitude of cyber attacks and the countries who are responsible for them the report indicates that sustained hacks are a threat to both national as well as economic competitiveness national security interest that is in the past the defense industry has worried about government agenc
cities as one reason but part of the revaluation of agricultural markets is the conversation that's not taking place on probably one of the few that has mentioned this to you. what i can say well i think what they. call action purposes that president obama definitely has the least a good part of the latino community on the side proselyting not all i'll have to see how this actually impacts the u.s. economy watch to see how it plays out if they even introduce this program there's just so many...
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it's the noir side of the city. >> this is just such an odd, odd story. let me go to the most serious part of it right now. what else do we know about this 21-year-old woman who wound up dead there? >> we are learning a bit more about alisa lap. a student as recently as august at the university of british columbia. she wasn't currently enrolled there but the university says she was once a student. we also know you're post-college. she was halving. she had stopped in toronto in early december and stayed at a hostel. the people there say she was friendly, outgoing, talked to everyone there. they remember her as someone who was very warm. >> no clue yet as to how she wound up inside this tank? >> no, it's a mystery. lapd still trying to figure out exactly how that happened. the autopsy report is right now still ongoing. they have to wait for toxicology. remember, she was submerged in that water, tom, for potentially 2 1/2, 3 weeks. it's not going to be a simple cause of death determination. >> good gracious. you talked to that czech couple that was there. ar
it's the noir side of the city. >> this is just such an odd, odd story. let me go to the most serious part of it right now. what else do we know about this 21-year-old woman who wound up dead there? >> we are learning a bit more about alisa lap. a student as recently as august at the university of british columbia. she wasn't currently enrolled there but the university says she was once a student. we also know you're post-college. she was halving. she had stopped in toronto in early...
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mill here they moved to pittsburgh, they moved from city to city. my first look and then there were a number of documents that we posted on line including the fbi transcripts. one of the fbi transcripts included the phone number. so he then moves on to other cases in pittsburgh and he gives the man his business card and says he's fighting with the brothers and he became very concerned but him and does would probably everyone of us does, he google's his name and doesn't find his name said he does the number and find is the document we posted online to be defined his name and find the mother jones article with the informants picture. the amazing thing about that is that the fbi with all the resources didn't even bother to change the phone number of the informant from fees' to face putative so that was another example. in that case actually they did in that charging the man with a crime who is based on the youtube video of him firing a weapon and a gun range and the problem with that is even the founding shouldn't have been in possession of guns. it wa
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the author is jeane theoharis, a professor of political science at brooklyn college of the city university of new york. the word "rebellion" doesn't usually appear in what we think about rosa parks. >> right. and that's her word. she talks about having a life history of being rebellious, which is where the title comes from. and i think it gets at both the scope of her political life and then, right, the kind of character that we have come to sort of miss when we see just rosa parks on that one day. >> ifill: i know elementary school i was taught that she was a tired seem stress, her feet were tired, she sat down on the bus and didn't want to get up. later on the rumor was that she was an n.a.a.c.p. plant sent in to stir up trouble, but she was neither of these. >> no, she was neither of these and she would be the first to correct us if we were the first to say she was tired. because in her autobiography she says "the only tired i was was tired of giving in." she wasn't tired. this comes out of a long history of activism, this was not her first act against segregation and she very much sees
the author is jeane theoharis, a professor of political science at brooklyn college of the city university of new york. the word "rebellion" doesn't usually appear in what we think about rosa parks. >> right. and that's her word. she talks about having a life history of being rebellious, which is where the title comes from. and i think it gets at both the scope of her political life and then, right, the kind of character that we have come to sort of miss when we see just rosa...
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said the city had marshaled an army of plows and salt trucks. >> the sanitation department will deploy something like 1,700 snowplows and 65 front-end loaders. it also has 450 salt-spreaders already deployed. >> brown: the storm also focused new concern on the new york and new jersey shore areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. they faced the prospect of being flooded again. >> we are trying to batten down the hatches here, if any storms are coming. the last one ruined us totally. >> brown: and long forehe worst hit, air travel was in a shambles. well over 4,000 flights were canceled through saturday, sending ripple effects across the country. the snow also halted amtrak and some mass transit service in the northeast. and for the latest on what's expected tonight and this weekend, we turn to bernie rayno, a meteorologist with accuweather. so what is the latest on the track of the storm and expected snow amounts? >> well, i will tell you, the worst of this storm we have been pointing out all week is going to be across southern new england. two storms as you mentioned, and the firs
said the city had marshaled an army of plows and salt trucks. >> the sanitation department will deploy something like 1,700 snowplows and 65 front-end loaders. it also has 450 salt-spreaders already deployed. >> brown: the storm also focused new concern on the new york and new jersey shore areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. they faced the prospect of being flooded again. >> we are trying to batten down the hatches here, if any storms are coming. the last one ruined...
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>> through the city of antwerp, which is the main diamond cartier in belgium, we have eight in every ten uncut diamond and five in every ten uncut diamonds. it's worth billions. >> sreenivasan: thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. >> sreenivasan: the civilian death toll in afghanistan has dropped for the first time in six years. a new report today from the united nations said more than 2,700 civilians died last year. that was down from more than 3,100 the previous year. still, violence claimed the lives of more women and girls, up 20% from 2011. the new data came a day after president hamid karzai banned afghan troops from calling in air strikes in residential areas. the former top u.s. commander in afghanistan is going to retire, instead of becoming the overall nato commander in europe. president obama announced today that marine general john allen will end his military career. allen's nomination for the nato post was put on hold last fall, amid questions about e-mail exchanges with a woman in florida. the general was cleared of all wrongdoing, but he said today he needs to focu
>> through the city of antwerp, which is the main diamond cartier in belgium, we have eight in every ten uncut diamond and five in every ten uncut diamonds. it's worth billions. >> sreenivasan: thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. >> sreenivasan: the civilian death toll in afghanistan has dropped for the first time in six years. a new report today from the united nations said more than 2,700 civilians died last year. that was down from more than 3,100 the previous...
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they say that president obama traveled back to chicago and a city on track to become of the murder capital of the united states -- again that is "the national journal". this shows the line graph from january 12 -- january 2012 if -- go by the fbi's estimates at a time approaching two hundred 50. that is followed by new york, baltimore, and philadelphia. detroit and los angeles being charted there as well. your thoughts for the next 40 minutes. mark on the democrats' line, what do you think? caller: i agree with the second amendment that we all have the right to bear arms. when it comes to these assault weapons, there are too many shootings with the schools. it has become almost an every day thing. it is creating a panic. i know certain areas are worse than others. the government has a compelling interest to address this. they need to try to put rules on the table, not to take away the second amendment, but to enforce more rules to negate these happenings. host: the president several times reiterating that the proposal deserves a vote. what he think? caller: i agree. congress is our lawmake
they say that president obama traveled back to chicago and a city on track to become of the murder capital of the united states -- again that is "the national journal". this shows the line graph from january 12 -- january 2012 if -- go by the fbi's estimates at a time approaching two hundred 50. that is followed by new york, baltimore, and philadelphia. detroit and los angeles being charted there as well. your thoughts for the next 40 minutes. mark on the democrats' line, what do you...
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a hot air balloon carrying tourists caught fire over the ancient city of luxor and crashed in a field. the dead were from europe and asia. in addition, the egyptian pilot and one british man were hospitalized with burns. italy's politicians searched for a way forward today after an election that left a political stalemate. that, in turn, generated new fears of economic fallout. we have a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: the news from rome has sent shock waves across europe. a rebellion against austerity, a rebellion, too, against their fossilized politicians. this man has upturned the old order. a comedian, with a 20-hour working week, tax cuts and a referendum on the euro. the clown turned potential king maker here. this taxi driver backed him. it was a protest vote, he told me. he might be a comedian but he can't be worse than what we've got. the extraordinary success of his grass roots movement has taken italy by complete surprise. if you're looking for a party headquarters for him here in rome you won't find one. all there is this room in th
a hot air balloon carrying tourists caught fire over the ancient city of luxor and crashed in a field. the dead were from europe and asia. in addition, the egyptian pilot and one british man were hospitalized with burns. italy's politicians searched for a way forward today after an election that left a political stalemate. that, in turn, generated new fears of economic fallout. we have a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: the news from rome has sent...
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i wasn't in like this city, in this state, or like even on this earth, so my whole grand scheme, grand plan was like suicide by cop. >> reporter: andy planned a so called suicide by cop, expecting the authorities to gun him down, but he had a change of heart at the last minute dropped the revolver and surrendered. researchers say 60% of rampage shooters are suicidal before the carnage. psychologist john keilp studies suicidal people, trying to find out how their brains differ from others. >> we're looking at what's different about those people. one of the things i think we feel confident about is that there is something different about those people, that it's not just a feature of depression. >> take your three fingers and put it on the buttons and one, two, and three stands for the response red, blue or green. >> reporter: keilp believes one fundamental difference may show up in a deceptively simple test, which he let me try. it is called a stroop test invented by psychologist john ridley stroop in the 1930s. it sounds simple: all i had to do is identify the color i saw in the screen.
i wasn't in like this city, in this state, or like even on this earth, so my whole grand scheme, grand plan was like suicide by cop. >> reporter: andy planned a so called suicide by cop, expecting the authorities to gun him down, but he had a change of heart at the last minute dropped the revolver and surrendered. researchers say 60% of rampage shooters are suicidal before the carnage. psychologist john keilp studies suicidal people, trying to find out how their brains differ from others....
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but if we ever get into the situation where we're able to use deadlier weapons against one of our cities, we'll have hundreds of thousands of casualties to worry about. so do you say, well, we'll do enough to make certain that we got 95% probability we can stop? is that enough? are you willing to accept that 5%. >> rose: a couple points. one is that leon panetta said in fact when they asked him about "zero dark thirty" he said eve without those techques we would have eventually have gotten osama bin laden. >> what's he base that on? >> rose: his judgment as former secretary of defense and former director of the c.i.a. this is this is a man you said you respect. >> i do respect him. we were republicans together back in the nixon administration but i think that you would eventually have gotten him but that was not our only objective. what about the fact that al qaeda was still out there and they were trying to acquire nuclear materi? >>ose: do yo have gre admiration for the president in the situation room when he made the call he did? and had put together the continuation of some of the sa
but if we ever get into the situation where we're able to use deadlier weapons against one of our cities, we'll have hundreds of thousands of casualties to worry about. so do you say, well, we'll do enough to make certain that we got 95% probability we can stop? is that enough? are you willing to accept that 5%. >> rose: a couple points. one is that leon panetta said in fact when they asked him about "zero dark thirty" he said eve without those techques we would have eventually...
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the "one billion rising" campaign staged rallies, dances and vigils in dozens of major cities. the events were held to coincide with valentine's day. the united nations has estimated that one of every three women worldwide, is raped or beaten in the course of a lifetime. a long-time leader in american a new implantable device that restores some vision in the blind won approval today in the united states. the food and drug administration agreed to allow use of the argus 2 retinal prosthesis. it uses electrodes in the retina that receives signals from a wireless camera on a pair of glasses. initially the device will help small numbers, but it may ultimately treat vision disorders in millions. a long-time leader in american foods-- heinz is being sold to a group that includes warren buffett. the $23.3 billion deal announced today will make heinz a privately held company. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average lost nine points to close at 13,973. the nasdaq rose a point to close at 3,198. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: there
the "one billion rising" campaign staged rallies, dances and vigils in dozens of major cities. the events were held to coincide with valentine's day. the united nations has estimated that one of every three women worldwide, is raped or beaten in the course of a lifetime. a long-time leader in american a new implantable device that restores some vision in the blind won approval today in the united states. the food and drug administration agreed to allow use of the argus 2 retinal...
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we should follow the example of a new york city nurse named menchu sanchez. when hurricane sandy plunged her hospital into darkness she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring. her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe. we should follow the example of a north miami woman named desaline victor. when she arrived at her polling place she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. and as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet or whether folks like her would get to have their say. hour after hour a throng of people stayed in line to support her because desiline is 102 years old. they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a sticker that read, "i voted." ( applause ) there's desiline. we should follow the example of a police officer named brian murphy. when a gunman opened fire on a siek temple in wisconsin, brian was the first to arrive. he did not consider his own safety. he fought back until help arrived and ordered his fellow officers to protect th
we should follow the example of a new york city nurse named menchu sanchez. when hurricane sandy plunged her hospital into darkness she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring. her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe. we should follow the example of a north miami woman named desaline victor. when she arrived at her polling place she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. and as time ticked by, her concern was...
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some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. watch this -- alakazam! ♪ [ male announcer ] staples has always made getting office supplies easy. ♪ another laptop? don't ask. disappear! abracadabra! alakazam! [ male announcer ] and now we're making it easier to get everything for your business. and for my greatest trick! enough! [ male announcer ] because whatever you need, we'll have it or find it, and get it to you fast. staples. that was easy. >>> by the end of 2002, the u.s. military is headed to the gulf. congress is on board, as are british prime minister tony blair and most of the mainstream media. the stage is set for war. a new u.n. resolution has forced iraq to submit to tough new arms inspections. but president bush is growing impatient. the defense department tells him that if he is going to war, he's got to do it before the blistering desert summer. >> we were moving along the path of getting a good inspection going that would probably come to fruition one way or the other, but once you start mil
some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. watch this -- alakazam! ♪ [ male announcer ] staples has always made getting office supplies easy. ♪ another laptop? don't ask. disappear! abracadabra! alakazam! [ male announcer ] and now we're making it easier to get everything for your business. and for my greatest trick! enough! [ male announcer ] because whatever you need, we'll have it or find it, and get it to you fast....
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the western interests in the city. i'd like to have you go ahead and put that chart up. and leave it up during the course of this hearing because each member up here has a copy of this. there are certain things that happened we all know. we know on may 22 the red cross was hit with an r.p.g. they left town. we know on june 11, the british ambassador's motorcade was attacked by an r.p.g. they left town. we know on april 10 the united states convoy was hit by an i.e.d. and on june 6, the u.s. consulate was attacked with a bomb and many, many other things. but we stayed. we didn't leave. while i understand the state department has primary responsibility for the protection of american diplomats around the world, i also understand that the defense department plays an important role -- supporting role to this effect. i expect our witnesses to explain today why, given the clear indication -- indicators tanned warnings, threats to the united states interests in benghazi and throughout the north africa were growing was the -- w
the western interests in the city. i'd like to have you go ahead and put that chart up. and leave it up during the course of this hearing because each member up here has a copy of this. there are certain things that happened we all know. we know on may 22 the red cross was hit with an r.p.g. they left town. we know on june 11, the british ambassador's motorcade was attacked by an r.p.g. they left town. we know on april 10 the united states convoy was hit by an i.e.d. and on june 6, the u.s....
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what is your thinking about how we can change that cities good ideas can be heard? >> congressman, it comes down to at the ministry of and congressional demand that the mission itself would be effectively carried out. then there has to be a focus and oversight the best way to do that and whether the department of homeland security is implementing it so the extent that if they go back to the suspects in the defense committee the question is are there better ideas that can infect the incorporated command can refine the methodology to do that other than the general contractor type of approach? as we know, the typical approach of the government particularly the dhs is too high year a big player and the innovative small business people that you're talking about simply become players as subcontractors to read the question is can we find a way to make sure that we are fully engaged in the most innovative small business people as they come up with new and innovative ideas and that is an administrative approach within the congress can rightly demand. >> we now recognize you
what is your thinking about how we can change that cities good ideas can be heard? >> congressman, it comes down to at the ministry of and congressional demand that the mission itself would be effectively carried out. then there has to be a focus and oversight the best way to do that and whether the department of homeland security is implementing it so the extent that if they go back to the suspects in the defense committee the question is are there better ideas that can infect the...
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they were winning the war, marching up the eastern seaboard, destroying city after city. earned down the white house, next up baltimore. as they came into the chesapeake bay, the armada of warships as far as the eye can see, it was looking grim. fort mchenry standing right there. general armistead was in charge of fort mckendry. he had a large american flag commissioned to fly in front of the fort. the admiral in charge of the british fleet was offended and said, take that flag down, you have until dusk to take the flag down. if you do not, we will reduce you -- is -- reduce you to ashes. there was a young amateur poet on board all francis scott key, sent to try to obtain the release of an american edition held captive. he overheard the british plan. he mourned as dusk approached, mourned for his fledgling young nation. as the sun fell, the bombardment started. bombs bursting in air, so much debris he strained trying to see, but the flag was still there. he could not see a thing all night long. at the crack of dawn he ran out and looked, straining his eyes. all he could s
they were winning the war, marching up the eastern seaboard, destroying city after city. earned down the white house, next up baltimore. as they came into the chesapeake bay, the armada of warships as far as the eye can see, it was looking grim. fort mchenry standing right there. general armistead was in charge of fort mckendry. he had a large american flag commissioned to fly in front of the fort. the admiral in charge of the british fleet was offended and said, take that flag down, you have...
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and i have talked about a man who is a dad in the inner city of the district of columbia, who all he wanted was to find a safe place for his kids to learn. he's got four kids. and he discovered after having fought with the local school system, the opportunity scholarship program here in d.c., something that speaker boehner has been an extraordinary champion on, and he realized the benefits of that, and now all of his kids have had an opportunity to start in that school. one is at the university of the district of columbia today. i've talked about working parents who are hourly wage-earners who are having a tough time getting through the month right now. those are the things that people, that we've got to be concerned about. i don't think that joseph kelly, the dad here in the district of columbia, cares one iota about rebranding the republican or the democratic party. i think what we care about and what he cares about is his kids, and that's where washington really needs to remember, is these are real problems. these people are having a tough time, and we ought to be about providing
and i have talked about a man who is a dad in the inner city of the district of columbia, who all he wanted was to find a safe place for his kids to learn. he's got four kids. and he discovered after having fought with the local school system, the opportunity scholarship program here in d.c., something that speaker boehner has been an extraordinary champion on, and he realized the benefits of that, and now all of his kids have had an opportunity to start in that school. one is at the university...
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and from sub-saharan africa to central and south america to the vast expanses of asia and the great cities of europe and all countries in between, cia officers were there, sometimes in force and sometimes virtually standing alone. and for those 25 years, it was a great honor for me to be a cia officer, as i knew that this country's contributions to security rise in valuable as they were innumerable. following my retirement from the cia in 2005, i had the good fortune to experience other opportunities. for three years, i served as ceo of a private-sector company, where i learned firsthand about fiduciary responsibilities and sound business practices. and for the past four years and i have had the privilege to serve as the president's principal policy advisor on homeland security and counterterrorism. i have had the opportunity to work with some of the finest americans i have ever met. in the intelligence, military, law enforcement, and diplomatic communities, who have dedicated their lives to the safety and security of fellow americans. it is because of the work of those americans serving d
and from sub-saharan africa to central and south america to the vast expanses of asia and the great cities of europe and all countries in between, cia officers were there, sometimes in force and sometimes virtually standing alone. and for those 25 years, it was a great honor for me to be a cia officer, as i knew that this country's contributions to security rise in valuable as they were innumerable. following my retirement from the cia in 2005, i had the good fortune to experience other...